American journalist Ben Stein’s last column … HOW can someone who lives in insane luxury be a star in today’s world? As I begin to write this, I “slug” it, as we journalists say, which means I put a heading on top of the document to identify it. This heading is “eonlineFINAL,” and it gives […]
30TH SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 21-24, 2005 THE 30th Session of Trinity Annual Conference, which was held from Nov 21 to 24, 2005 at the newly renovated Trinity Methodist Church, marks several milestones. Firstly it marks 30 years as an Annual Conference. As the conference commenced, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon reminded the delegates […]
30TH SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2005 THERE are signs that Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) is getting back on its own feet after hitting a rough patch. ◆ THE climate of the conference is peaceful compared to some “rocky times” in the past. ◆ THE total membership of ETAC has grown […]
30TH SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2005 BEING small is all right. It even has its advantages. So do not be discouraged. This was the focus of Bishop Dr Robert Solomon’s message to delegates of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) at their 30th Session at Tamil Methodist Church in Short Street on […]
30TH SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 14-17, 2005 BECOMING a Christ-like people, full of grace and love, reaching the community through disciple-making – this is the direction set by the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) for its members for the current quadrennium. Disclosing this in his President’s Address at the 30th Session of the CAC […]
THE Methodist Missions Society (MMS) is rebuilding 18 homes for the families hit by the December 2004 tsunamis in the Namkim (Morgans) Gypsy Village in Baan Nam Khim province, Phuket. This province was the worst hit area in the Thai island resort. The MMS is also working with the church of a local pastor, Pastor […]
THE Rev Dr Clarence Lim, 65, who retired last month as Director of the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), is extremely happy and grateful that more Methodists are giving their money, time and service to the work of the MMS. “There is a marked steady increase in financial giving […]
More than 70 years ago, the following wake-up call was made by William Southern, Jr, as part of a Sunday school lesson study in the Kansas City Journal Post. It remains a compelling reminder which we can all take seriously. I. A CHRISTIAN always keeps open the way of communication between himself and God. By […]
OUR calendars (tracing the repeated journeys of planet earth around the sun) remind us of the flow of time. We record this with days, months and years. With the passing of time, we are reminded of the deeper realities of our lives, our own mortality, our own appearance and disappearance in this world. William Shakespeare expressed […]
IT IS no small thing to serve the Living God, and the core duties of pastoral ministry are prayer and the ministry of the Word. So saying, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon reminded Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) ministers that the pastoral ministry is an especially heavy responsibility and a great privilege. The Church needs great models […]
